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Kfausch
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Look up value formula

Hello,

 

Below is an example if the data I am working with. I am in a manufacturing setting, where 1 document has two entry types; output and consumption. The column called "Output Lot No." is what I am trying to do in Power BI. Essentially I am looking for a formula that will look up the lot number used for output and apply it to all lines with the same Document No. but I cannot find anything that works.

 

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Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Kevin Fausch

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

Try

new Column =
LOOKUPVALUE('Table'[Lot No.], 'Table'[Entry Type], "Output", 'Table'[Document No.], firstnonbank('Table'[Document No.],true()))
OR
new Column =
minx(filter('Table', 'Table'[Entry Type]= "Output" && 'Table'[Document No.]= earlier('Table'[Document No.])),'Table'[Lot No.])
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amitchandak
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Try

new Column =
LOOKUPVALUE('Table'[Lot No.], 'Table'[Entry Type], "Output", 'Table'[Document No.], firstnonbank('Table'[Document No.],true()))
OR
new Column =
minx(filter('Table', 'Table'[Entry Type]= "Output" && 'Table'[Document No.]= earlier('Table'[Document No.])),'Table'[Lot No.])
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Great the second formula worked! Thank you!!

 

test lot = minx(filter('ILE - Production', 'ILE - Production'[Entry_Type]= "Output" && 'ILE - Production'[Document_No]= earlier('ILE - Production'[Document_No])),'ILE - Production'[Lot_No])

az38
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @Kfausch 

try a column

Column =
LOOKUPVALUE('Table'[Lot No.], 'Table'[Entry Type], "Output", 'Table'[Document No.], [Document No.])

 

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I am getting this error "A table of multiple values was supplied where a single value was expected." I think its because the table has multiple production Document No.'s.

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Thanks for you input!

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